2024 Heytesbury Chardonnay

"An extraordinary wine of tension, energy and power... These wines have certainly become slightly more generous in recent years and allow the full expression of the Gingin clone from these distinct sites. It's another outstanding wine. Dare I say it, but this could be the finest Heytesbury yet."

"...In the glass, the vintage delivers one hell of a chardonnay: rich, complex and yet finely balanced. It could balance on a pin such is the wine’s near perfect composition and keenly detailed acidity... The stage is set for one exciting Heytesbury chardonnay production."

"The winemaking is good. The wine growing is good. And the sites are outstanding... This is, without doubt, an outstanding release of Heytesbury Chardonnay. The intensity of fruit flavour is as exquisite as it is impressive; the texture itself has a presence to it; the flintiness sits within the fruit as much as it rises above it... Quality-wise, all over, it’s the bomb. The drama of the finish – and its persistence – is the ultimate confirmation.”

"The balance of fruit and tension is fantastic... It’s generous, yet retains all the tension and salinity typical of Margaret River. Don’t be misled by the fruit concentration. There’s still freshness and minerality throughout. Excellent."

"This has one of those beautiful "ohhh" openings... There's gorgeous flow and energy as it glides through the mouth inside a frame of saline acidity and chalky phenolic grip, with length for days thanks to waves of rolling acidity. Outstanding — Virginia Willcock and the team have done it again."